2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season

Owner| Paul Pelosi
General manager| Turk Schonert
Head coach| Turk Schonert
Home field| Raley Field
Results
Record| 1–3
Division place| T–3rd
Playoff finish| —

* <- 2011
* Sacramento Mountain Lions

The 2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the fourth and final season for the United Football League franchise.

## Offseason

[edit]

In July, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were known to be considering a move to Raley Field, a baseball park in West Sacramento, California. The Mountain Lions, 2011's attendance leader, played their previous two seasons at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento.[1] At a press conference at Raley Field on August 6, the move to West Sacramento was confirmed. Two games were played there before the league folded.[2]

Dennis Green, who had coached the Mountain Lions since 2009, when they were the California Redwoods, did not return as head coach in 2012.[3] On August 6, Turk Schonert was announced as the new head coach.

## Personnel

[edit]

### Staff

[edit]

2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions staff |

Front office

* Principal Owner – Paul Pelosi
* Director of Football Operations – Ricky Porter
* Director of Player Personnel – Bobby DePaul

Head coaches

* Head Coach/General Manager – Turk Schonert

Offensive coaches

* Quarterbacks – Jeff Rutledge
* Running Backs – James MacPherson
* Wide Receivers – Harold Jackson
* Assistant Wide Receivers – Fabien Bownes
* Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Ben Norton
* Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan
* Defensive Line – Kerry Locklin
* Linebackers – Bobby DePaul
* Defensive Backs – Rick Courtright
* Defensive Quality Control – Mike Clark

Special teams coaches

* Special Teams Coordinator – Rick Courtright
* Assistant Special Teams – Fabien Bownes

|
|
|
|

### Roster

[edit]

2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions roster

| Quarterbacks

* 7 Jeff Fleming
* 8 Jerrod Johnson
* 11 Josh Johnson

Running backs

* 44 Shawn Asiata FB
* 20 Mike Ball
* \-- Dave Dawson
* 41 Kai Brown FB
* 30 Tyrell Sutton
* 28 John David Washington

Wide receivers

* 15 Aaron Brown
* 80 Joe Hastings
* 10 Jeremy Horne
* 18 Khalil Paden
* 12 Raymond Webber
* 17 Demetrius Williams

Tight ends

* 86 Dominique Byrd
* 88 Alex Gottlieb
* 43 Anthony Miller

|  | Offensive linemen

* 75 Levy Adcock T
* 70 Paul Fanaika T
* 63 Jason Foster G
* 51 Grant Garner C
* 66 Darryl Harris G
* 60 Matt Spanos C
* 69 Mike Tepper T
* 61 Scott Wedige C
* 62 Keith Williams G

Defensive linemen

* 95 Ugo Chinasa DE
* 93 Landon Cohen DT
* 92 Antonio Coleman DE
* 77 Marlon Favorite DT
* 97 Anthony Jacobs DT
* 98 Jamaar Jarrett DE
* 90 Jason Parker DE
* 99 Tydreke Powell DT
* 96 Trumaine Sykes DE

|  | Linebackers

* 59 Derek Domino OLB
* 55 Alex Hoffman-Ellis OLB
* 56 Noah Keller MLB
* 58 Kyle Knox OLB
* 53 Darius Nall OLB
* 52 Quan Sturdivant MLB

Defensive backs

* \-- Rashad Barksdale CB
* 22 Emanuel Davis CB
* \-- Dave Dawson SS
* 38 Janzen Jackson S
* 33 Randy Phillips S
* 25 Curtis Taylor S
* 29 Jonathan Wade CB
* 26 Jeremy Ware CB
* 27 Eddie Whitley S
* 24 Teddy Williams CB

Special teams

* 3 Spencer Lanning P
* 9 Fabrizio Scaccia K
* 45 Kyle Stelter LS

|  | Reserve lists

* 40 John Busing S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 50 Chad Kilgore OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 91 Myles Wade DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 5, 2012
53 Active, 3 Inactive

## Schedule

[edit]

Week  | Date  | Kickoff *  | Opponent  | Results  | Game site  | Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|

Final score  | Team record
1  | Friday, September 28  | 8:00 p.m.  | Omaha Nighthawks | L 20–24  | 0–1  | Raley Field | 8,023
2  | Friday, October 5  | 4:00 p.m.  | at Virginia Destroyers | L 29–37  | 0–2  | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 5,316
3  | Wednesday, October 10  | 6:00 p.m.  | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 9–20  | 0–3  | Raley Field  | 5,210
4  | Friday, October 19  | 6:00 p.m.  | at Virginia Destroyers  | W 20–17  | 1–3  | Virginia Beach Sportsplex  |
5  | Tuesday, October 23  | 6:00 p.m.  | at Omaha Nighthawks  | Canceled  |  | TD Ameritrade Park |
6  | Friday, November 2  | 6:00 p.m.  | Virginia Destroyers  | Canceled  |  | Raley Field  |
7  | Wednesday, November 7  | 6:00 p.m.  | Las Vegas Locomotives  | Canceled  |  | Raley Field
8  | Wednesday, November 14  | 6:00 p.m.  | Las Vegas Locomotives  | Canceled  |  | Sam Boyd Stadium
* All times are Pacific Time.

## Standings

[edit]

United Football League

* view
* talk
* edit

| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK
Las Vegas Locomotives | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1.000  | 118  | 47  | W4
Omaha Nighthawks | 2  | 2  | 0  | .500  | 94  | 109  | L1
Virginia Destroyers | 1  | 3  | 0  | .250  | 70  | 106  | L2
Sacramento Mountain Lions | 1  | 3  | 0  | .250  | 78  | 98  | W1

## References

[edit]

1. ^ A sign of things to come: another team playing at Raley Field? KTXL. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
2. ^ Mountain Lions expected to play at Raley Field
3. ^ UFL Set To Return In 2012 With Same Four Teams

* v
* t
* e

2012 UFL season

* Las Vegas Locomotives
* Omaha Nighthawks
* Sacramento Mountain Lions
* Virginia Destroyers

* 2012 UFL Championship Game

* v
* t
* e

Sacramento Mountain Lions

* Formerly the California Redwoods
* Founded in 2009
* Folded in 2012
* Based in Sacramento, California

The franchise|

* Franchise
* Players

Stadiums|

* AT&T Park
* Spartan Stadium
* Hornet Stadium
* Raley Field

Head coaches|

* Green
* Schonert

Key personnel|

* Owner: Paul Pelosi
* Head Coach/General Manager: Turk Schonert

Seasons (4)|

* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012

Current league affiliation|

* United Football League

*[IR]: Injured reserve
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template